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Burundi bans female drummers

Burundi's President, Pierre Nkurunziza, has introduced new restrictions on the playing of the country鈥檚 famous drums.

Burundi鈥檚 'ritual dance of the royal drum' was placed on UNESCO鈥檚 Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2014.

Our reporter in Bujumbura, Prime Ndikumagenge, told Akwasi Sarpong what the changes mean.

(Photo: Drummers perform in Gishora, Burundi. Credit: CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

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